AT40: Maroon 5 (5) Week Of September 8, 2018

We’re getting very close to fall. And of course, yesterday was opening night for football. Anyway. So , Ryan Seacrest is back on the job after 2 weeks of being absent. I’m glad he’s back. I don’t have anything to say, so let’s get to it! Before we get to this week’s Fresh 40, here are the songs dropping out of the countdown this week.

Nicki Minaj/Ariana Grande - Bed
Dennis Lloyd - Nevermind
NF - Let You Down

Last Week’s #1 Song: Maroon 5/Cardi B. - Girls Like You
The Countdown:
#40. lovelytheband - Broken (DEBUT)
#39. Bebe Rexha/Florida Georgia Line - Meant To Be (#38)
#38. Meghan Trainor - Let You Be Right (#34)
#37. Dua Lipa - New Rules (#35)
#36. Sabrina Carpenter - Almost Love (DEBUT)
#35. The Weeknd/Kendrick Lamar - Pray For Me (#33)
#34. Imagine Dragons - Natural (DEBUT)
#33. Imagine Dragons - Whatever It Takes (#31)
#32. Benny Blanco/Halsey/Khalid - Eastside (#37)
#31. Maroon 5 - Wait (#28)
#30. Charlie Puth - The Way I Am (#39)
#29. Tiesto/Dzeko/Preme/Post Malone - Jackie Chan (#30)
#28. Juice WRLD - Lucid Dreams (#29)
#27. Camila Cabello - Never Be The Same (#25)
#26. Madison Beer - Home With You (#26)
#25. Backstreet Boys - Don't Go Breaking My Heart (#20)
#24. Shawn Mendes - In My Blood (#22)
#23. Bryce Vine - Drew Barrymore (#23)
#22. Lauv - I Like Me Better (#17)
#21. NF - Lie (#24)
#20. The Chainsmokers/Emily Warren - Side Effects (#27)
#19. Zedd/Maren Morris/Grey - The Middle (#19)
#18. Calvin Harris/Dua Lipa - One Kiss (#9)
#17. Bebe Rexha - I'm A Mess (#21)
#16. Bazzi - Mine (#13)
#15. Kygo/Miguel - Remind Me To Forget (#16)
#14. Marshmello/Anne-Marie - Friends (#7)
#13. Alessia Cara - Growing Pains (#14)
#12. Post Malone/Ty Dolla $ign - Psycho (#10)
#11. Ariana Grande - God Is A Woman (#18)
#10. DJ Khaled/Justin Bieber/Quavo/Chance The Rapper - No Brainer (#15)
#9. Taylor Swift - Delicate (#8)
#8. Ariana Grande - No Tears Left To Cry (#6)
#7. 5 Seconds Of Summer - Youngblood (#12)
#6. Drake - In My Feelings (#11)
#5. Selena Gomez - Back To You (#5)
#4. Khalid/Normani - Love Lies (#4)
#3. Cardi B./Bad Bunny/J. Balvin - I Like It (#3)
#2. Post Malone - Better Now (#2)
#1. Maroon 5/Cardi B. - Girls Like You (#1) [5th Week At #1]

#1 Song This Week One Year Ago:

Charlie Puth - Attention (2 of 5 weeks at #1)

This Week's Mover and Shaker:

I'm so glad Charlie Puth - The Way I Am (+9) has been gaining more airplay on the pop radio charts. Now let's see if it'll move up even more.
Looks like Calvin Harris/Dua Lipa - One Kiss (-9) is about to be out of here. I did not expect it to drop. I'd like to see it move up again.

New Song/s on the AT40 this week are:

lovelytheband - Broken: It's such an amazing alternative-pop song. The production is amazing, the vocals are amazing, the lyrics are amazing, the chorus is amazing, everything on this song is amazing. This better do amazing on here.

Sabrina Carpenter - Almost Love: It reminds me of In Real Life - Tattoo (How 'Bout You) mainly because of the beginning. This is just a step-up from Why. Sabrina's vocals in this one are really good, and I'm a fan of the lyrics. Let's see if it'll do great here.

Imagine Dragons - Natural: This is the theme song for the 2018 NCAA College Football season. This song isn't as good as Whatever It Takes, but it's still great. It's very similar to Believer. I love Dan Reynold's vocals in this one and I love the way he screams in the chorus. Hopefully this should do great here.

My Opinions/My Thoughts On The Top 5:

5. Selena Gomez - Back To You: I'm glad it's still there. I'm hoping it should be at the top soon. Let's see if it does.
4. Khalid/Normani - Love Lies: I'm still waiting for this song to be at the top. This song is in my Top 5 songs of the year. Hopefully it should go to the top next week.
3. Cardi B./Bad Bunny/J. Balvin - I Like It: I'm still waiting for this song to not go to the top. This needs to drop. Let's see if it does.
2. Post Malone - Better Now: This too. Both of them need to not go to the top. Let's see if they should drop next week.
1. Maroon 5/Cardi B. - Girls Like You: Holding the top spot for the 5th week in a row. I'm still okay that it's still there. I'm hoping this or any other song should block I Like It and Better Now to the top spot. Either way, I'm okay it's still at the top.

Now here are the songs they played for Breakouts/On The Verge:

Zedd/Elley Duhe - Happy Now
Ella Mai - Boo'd Up
Bazzi/Camila Cabello - Beautiful (Remix)

And here are the songs they played as Extras/Optional Extras:

Ed Sheeran/Beyonce - Perfect
Calvin Harris - Feel So Close
Twenty One Pilots - Ride
Jennifer Lopez/DJ Khaled/Cardi B. - Dinero
Maroon 5 - Love Somebody
Shawn Mendes - Mercy
Hailee Steinfeld/Alesso/Florida Georgia Line/Watt - Let Me Go*
Halsey - Bad At Love

* = the song grew back on me

My Top 20 Review:
0 - Crap:
20. Cardi B./Bad Bunny/J. Balvin - I Like It
19. Post Malone/Ty Dolla $ign - Psycho
18. Post Malone - Better Now
17. Zedd/Maren Morris/Grey - The Middle

1 - Bad:
None

2 - Mediocre:
16. Bazzi - Mine

3 - Decent:
15. Maroon 5/Cardi B. - Girls Like You

4 - Good:
None

5 - Great:
14. DJ Khaled/Justin Bieber/Quavo/Chance The Rapper - No Brainer
13. Selena Gomez - Back To You
12. Calvin Harris/Dua Lipa - One Kiss
11. The Chainsmokers/Emily Warren - Side Effects
10. Ariana Grande - God Is A Woman
9. Kygo/Miguel - Remind Me To Forget
8. 5 Seconds Of Summer - Youngblood
7. Drake - In My Feelings
6. Ariana Grande - No Tears Left To Cry
5. Alessia Cara - Growing Pains
4. Bebe Rexha - I'm A Mess
3. Taylor Swift - Delicate
2. Marshmello/Anne-Marie - Friends

6 - Best Song On The Countdown:
TIE: 1. Khalid/Normani - Love Lies

Total Score: 76/100 = 76% (C) [Decent]

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